Your Sound Choice
What has happened or may happen in the local music scene
In the late spring of 2025, we ordered the last pieces of our puzzle. The ‘puzzle’ was our four year quest to obtain a new frequency (91.5 FM) for WOAS-FM and the equipment we would need to go forward. Losing the old frequency had been quite a shocking surprise back in 2021. In the […]
“Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep,” was written by Tim Harden and it became one of Gary Puckett and the Union Gap’s many hits. Technically, it was the B-side of Woman Woman, but it was still a great song and ended up on their Greatest Hits LP. The title is also a line I […]
WOAS FM 91.5 TOWER FUND CAMPAIGN Our broadcast tower was damaged by ice. The age of the structure dictates it must be replaced. We are formulating a replacement plan but need to get a jump start on funding it ASAP. Please send your tax deductible donations to: WOAS-FM 91.5 Tower Fund ? Ontonagon Area Schools […]
Over the years, I have found periodically updating the history of WOAS-FM is the best way to remind locals and newcomers that we are still ‘Your Sound Choice’ in Ontonagon. Since we began streaming video of our studio and our over the air broadcast signal, we have also become ‘Bad and World-Wide’ (if ZZ […]
Late in May, I got a sonic treat of epic proportions when Gary Tanin, our friend at Daystorm Music in Milwaukee, sent us an early copy of Peggy James’ new album. First the disclaimer – I have had the opportunity to preview several of Peggy’s albums. With each and every one of them, I […]
Just a couple of housekeeping updates before we get to the task at hand – namely installing our new tower bays so we can get back to broadcasting off our tower. We will still be posting on the website while off the air until the All-School Reunion at the end of July, but feel […]
As 2024 came to an end, we learned of the passing of WOAS-FM’s founder and first General Manager Thomas G. Lee (March 9, 1939 – November 26, 2024). Tom and I both began our service for the Ontonagon Area School District in the Fall of 1975 (he as the high school librarian and me […]
In several past From the Vaults I have talked about what a cool music town Marquette was to grow up in. Featured prominently in those memories was the band Walrus. I will come back to the mechanics of how guitarist Mike McKelvy and I reconnected in the next FTV. Mike sent me an extensive version […]
Okay future trivia players. The last live DJ heard on WOAS FM 88.5 was…the photo is a hint. Friday night DJ Lee ‘The Night flyer’ McCaffrey signed the station off at 10 p.m. on Friday June 14, 2024. The paper work for a new frequency is being filed at this time so we […]
This is our old friend Al Jacquez and his wife Judy – Al was put in the Michigan Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Bay City in 2024. We have followed his career since Savage Grace, Measured Chaos, and most recently as a solo artist performing his ONE VOICE – ONE GUITAR set. The […]